rough the gap in the curtains, hi

t her skull. The leftover drugs and alcohol made her brain feel like it w

k grey leather panels. The silk sheets

into a sitti

arbones and shoulders were covered in dark red marks. Long, angry scratches

The zipper was busted. The delicate lace at the hem was

breath against her neck. A desperate kiss. A m

s over her mouth. A wave of pure, si

h him. She believed she had us

g. Her entire body ached, a deep, unfamiliar soreness settling in her bones. Bruises were already f

pulled it over her head, trying to force the broken zipper up

oom door

azor-sharp navy blue suit. He held

s a mask of pure ice. There was absolutely zero emotion in his g

scrambled behind the thick wooden bedpost, pullin

own on the glass table. T

said. His voic

the mattress. "Your screen was shattered at the hospital," he stated, offering no

" Axel stated coldly. "He announced an in

rdrums. She snapped her head up, staring a

of comfort. He turned his back

es to get out of my

r slammed shu

broke. Hot tears spilled over her eyelas

publicly humiliated her for another woman, and she had wok

as best as she could. She grabbed Axel's black overcoat from th

put her heels on properly. She ran out of th

st the elevator button. Her knuckles were white

tarted. Wealthy socialites sipping lattes stopped

her face deep into the collar of the heavy coat a

freezing autumn air hit her lungs. Sh

ver slammed his hand on the hor

or open and slid onto

ld the driver, giving her b

y window, watching the buildings fly by. She bit down on her li

power button o

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